Symphony of a City (1947)
- Original title
- Människor i stad
- Directed by
- Arne Sucksdorff
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short film follows a day in the life of Stockholm. It shows people and animals going about their routines in the city.
observationalenergeticatmosphericlyricalbriskurbanlivelynostalgic
What happens
Symphony of a City (Swedish: Människor i stad, also known as Rhythm of a City, Stockholm Story and People in the City ) is a 1947 Swedish documentary short film about Stockholm, directed and written by Arne Sucksdorff. It won an Oscar in 1949 for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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